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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIs our wedding date safe?
Thank you truly everyone for their advice! I totally understand that it is risky to assume we will have the visa by July, but my main question is that in the event our I-129F is not approved yet, there is nothing stopping my fiance from 1) coming to the US under a tourist visa in July so 2) we can have a party and confess our love to each other surrounded by friends and family but NOT obtain a marriage license? Then he goes home waits for the process to complete, comes back, and we go to the Court or Vegas to legally marry? I guess it sounds silly and backwards, trust me the most important thing is to get married to the man I love, but I'm also a girl who has dreamed of her wedding since she was little and I don't want to throw the wedding we have already planned away because of a snail's pace government and a tiny 90 day window...
SarahPTFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-12-10 14:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsIs our wedding date safe?
Hello fellow K-1 friends! I'm new to this process as it was only 1.5 weeks ago that we found out the entire fiance visa process will likely take more than the 5 month "processing time" the USCIS website said it would. We worked for a week straight getting our packet together and just sent it out to Dallas on Wednesday (12/7/11, 1 day shipping). I have taken a day to breathe, but now I am trying to figure out if the date we originally set for our wedding is safe. We have it planned for July 28, 2012, that's just over 7.5 months away. We had just sent the save the dates out, and already have a perfect venue and caterer. I have come to terms with just doing a "commitment ceremony" on that date if we have not obtained the fiance visa at that point, and legally get married at a later date. However I am unclear about if he is allowed to come into the USA while this visa process is going on. If there is a likely chance he will not be let in under a tourist visa it may not be worth keeping our current date. Not only would we lose a lot of money in wedding prep but we have all of his friends and family who will be coming over here for the ceremony. So what are your thoughts? Not worth it, push it out; or we should be fine, keep the date? I talked with a friend who went through the same thing 1.5 years ago, her fiance also was from the UK, and she said their application didn't come in time and he was allowed to come in for the "commitment ceremony" and then leave again afterwards. She eased my worries a bit but I'd love more input! Thanks!!

Sarah (& Jim)
SarahPTFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-12-10 01:17:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsPeople in the NVC stage of their K-1 visa
Our NVC process went a lot faster than anticipated. We received our NOA2 dated May 4th. Then after a couple weeks of no further notification that the NVC received our packet, my fiance called the NVC and they said that they received the packet last Friday (5/18/12). They told him that they had already sent the application to the embassy in London through mail and electronically. He then called the London embassy to inquire about how long it would take to get his packet, since he wants to come visit me but didn't want to delay our process by leaving and missing the packet coming in the mail. They told him it would take at least 1 month to get the packet. They also said it would be 3-7 months until when he would get his interview date. We were surprised that they said it would take that long but didn't take it too seriously due to what we read previously on Visa Journey. Then I got a call from my fiance this morning saying that he got his packet in the mail today (5/25/12 - exactly 3 months from our anticipated wedding date!). We are relieved and happy to be moving to the next step!

Good luck VJ friends!
SarahPTFemaleUnited Kingdom2012-05-26 00:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhich one is my service center?
Ok, obvious question, sorry in advance, but I'm sure it has a quick and easy answer. How do you know which service center is the one processing your application? Assuming that since I live in California and the CSC is listed as the USCIS office address at the bottom of my NOA1, I can be confident that the CSC is my service center regardless of the fact that I sent the initial I-129F application to Lewisville, Texas. Just trying to be prepared as it sounds like CSC is taking a bit longer than the processing time claims... Thanks for humoring me!
SarahPTFemaleUnited Kingdom2011-12-22 01:16:00